"I call myself supernatural," said the three-time world 800m champion after clocking 23.49 seconds to win a provincial championships 200m final in Pretoria. Semenya will have at least four chances during April to lower her time to at least 22.80 sec and secure a place in the South African Olympics team. She can compete in three Athletics South Africa Grand Prix meetings and at the national championships. The athlete born in northern region capital Polokwane holds the South African records at 300, 400, 600, 800, 1000 and 1500m. Semenya took the athletics world by storm 11 years ago when becoming the world 800m champion in Berlin at the age of 19.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2020 09:33 UTC